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Dedication: This story is dedicated to those generations of grandmothers who did so much to pass on their traditions and to help us understand. It was told to the children by the old people who gathered together at nights to share and to tell of times past.
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Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
- Poster accompanying book
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 36 no. 1 1992; (p. 21)
— Review of Wunambi the Water Snake 1991 single work picture book -
Book Reviews
1992
single work
essay
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 1 1992; (p. 95-97)These four books are undeniably Aboriginal in nature and are all important books but there the similarities end. They present three different perspectives. The Legend of the Seven Sisters and Wunambi are traditional stories from Western Australia written by May O'Brien and illustrated by Sue Wyatt with a definite educational purpose. Pigs and Honey, written and illustrated by a non-Aboriginal person, Jeanie Adams, gives an insight into the life of the Aurukun community on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland. The Story of the Falling Star is not only a traditional story but also a story about the Paakantji people and their land in the Darling River area of New South Wales. It is told by one of their own people, Elsie Jones, in collaboration with the Western Regional Aboriginal Land Council.' (Introduction)
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Wunambi The Water Snake
1991
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 17 July no. 5 1991; (p. 4) Aboriginal Studies Press author May 'O'Brien is an Aboriginal person who often speaks of the traditional Aboriginal stories, information and skills, that are already lost.'
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Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 36 no. 1 1992; (p. 21)
— Review of Wunambi the Water Snake 1991 single work picture book -
Wunambi The Water Snake
1991
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 17 July no. 5 1991; (p. 4) Aboriginal Studies Press author May 'O'Brien is an Aboriginal person who often speaks of the traditional Aboriginal stories, information and skills, that are already lost.' -
Book Reviews
1992
single work
essay
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 1 1992; (p. 95-97)These four books are undeniably Aboriginal in nature and are all important books but there the similarities end. They present three different perspectives. The Legend of the Seven Sisters and Wunambi are traditional stories from Western Australia written by May O'Brien and illustrated by Sue Wyatt with a definite educational purpose. Pigs and Honey, written and illustrated by a non-Aboriginal person, Jeanie Adams, gives an insight into the life of the Aurukun community on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland. The Story of the Falling Star is not only a traditional story but also a story about the Paakantji people and their land in the Darling River area of New South Wales. It is told by one of their own people, Elsie Jones, in collaboration with the Western Regional Aboriginal Land Council.' (Introduction)
